Generalists in Medical Education Servant Leadership

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Definition

The servant-leader is servant first.
It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first.
Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first. The .difference manifests itself in the care taken by the servant-first to make sure that other people’s highest priority needs are being served

- Robert K. Greenleaf
from Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness

Characteristics of a Servant-Leader

  • Listening - active as an act of will and commitment
  • Empathy - identifies with the concerns of others so as to better understand and lead
  • Healing - take opportunities to restore others to wholeness - to show caring
  • Awareness - ability to see things as they really are - awareness of self and situation
  • Persuasion - seek to convince and not pull rank - to go ahead and show the way
  • Conceptualization - look at a problem with the mission of the organization - think beyond day-to-day concerns to place in context projects that are part of a larger vision
  • Foresight - view the likely outcome of a given situation based on past lessons, realities of the present and consequences of the future
  • Stewardship - best use and highest level of care of what has been placed in your trust
  • Commitment to Growth of Others - nurture personal, professional and spiritual growth of others believing in the intrinsic value of individuals
  • Building Community - promote opportunities for working together while respecting the dignity of individuals to provide service to the world

Criteria for Giving the Award

  • Exhibit the characteristics of a servant-leader
  • Be an active and longstanding member of the Generalists in Medical Education
  • Serve the Generalists organization in various ways over time
  • Serve their institution or program to enhance the mission of medical education/educators

Recipients of the Award:

1997 Carol Hasbrouck and Terry Mast
1998 T. Lee Willoughby
1999 M. Brownell Anderson
2001 Lou Grosso
2005 Linda Perkowski
2007 David J. Solomon
2010 Jamie Shumway
2011 Ann Frye
2012 Julie B. Covarrubias